Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...

Known as the "Parade of Planets," the celestial event will feature appearances from Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and ...

Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war ...

While claims of a “rare alignment” are overblown, you can still see up to six planets in the night sky this weekend. Here's ...

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many bright planets at once.

Skywatchers can spot Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the night sky with the naked eye, but two other planets might need a ...

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will be visible together all month after dark, NASA reports. The four planets have been ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn can be spotted without special equipment, with Uranus and Neptune requiring a telescope.

Astronomical lineups are quite common. However, what sets this month’s planetary parade apart is the number of bright planets ...

Stargazers who have heard of an amazing planetary alignment coming later ... careen around the cosmic racetrack," according to NASA. While alignments themselves aren't special, what could be ...

The planet parade will be visible all month, but Tuesday, Jan. 21 will be a particularly good time to see it, according to ...